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SymPhysis Medical, a Galway MedTech company addressing a distressing condition experienced by individuals with late-stage cancer, today announces that it has raised €1.5M in a seed-plus funding round. The investment stems from follow-on investments from Furthr VC, Boole Investment Syndicate, Irrus Investments and HBAN’s MedTech Syndicate.

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Is Galway’s Extinction Rebellion extinct? Has it fallen victim to Covid-19 or is its silence political due to the Greens going into Government?

While COVID-19 has taken centre-stage here in Ireland - including shaping debate about Government formation - and there has been a sense of collective effort by all aspects of our polity, other countries, like the USA, have a rather different dynamic.

The Claddagh is Galway’s most historic district, its foundation pre-dating that of the city, and it has always been proud of its native traditions and identity. Yet not only is the Claddagh a vivid link to Galway’s ancient past; the Claddagh National School, with its multi-racial student population, symbolises the cosmopolitan Galway of today while preparing its pupils for the Galway of tomorrow.

In its very first workshop, the law, journalism and human rights students of the newly-launched NUIG Innocence Clinic this week observed the 5th Annual International Wrongful Conviction Day with a minute of silence to remember the hundreds of thousands of innocent people still awaiting justice worldwide.

Galway athletes enjoyed considerable success at the Connacht Championships in Sligo IT on Saturday.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was in the United States this week as part of his final trade mission as the leader of the Government. Mr Kenny, who has led the country since 2011, is expected to step down next week when Leo Varadkar's elevation to the position will be voted on in the Dáil. As part of his trip to the US Kenny met with the executive management of Baxter Healthcare in its headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. 

It’s been some year for one year — but what about 2017? This week I take a look into my crystal ball and see what’s lying in wait for us.

Parent advocate Judith Sibley, who lives in Claregalway, will speak about “Navigating clinical trials as a parent of a child with a rare disease” at next week’s conference which will focus on public and patient involvement (PPI) in research, at the Westwood Hotel on Wednesday from 10am to 3.45pm.